Teapot.



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TEAPOT.

APPLICATION FILED MILS, 191s.

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KSAAC BAUER, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE NEW ENGLANDENAMELING COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION.

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Application filed April 3, 1913.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC BAUER, a citizen of the nited States, residingat Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Teapots, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in tea pots and the object of myimprovement is to provide a tea pot with a tea ball and supporting meanstherefor that are simple and reliable in use.

ln the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a central vertical section of myimproved tea pot. Fig. 2 is a similar view on an enlarged scale of theupper part of the same, and with the tea ball in elevated position. Fig.3 is a similar view of the same with the lever in an intermediateposition. Fig. l is a fragmentary view corresponding to Fig. 2 of amodification of the cover. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same, withthe parts in the intermediate position shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is asimilar view of the top of the stem and the end piece engaged therewith.

My tea pot comprises a body 10 having a circular opening 11 at the top,and a cover 12. The cover 12 has a dome-shaped top portion 13, acylindrical bottom portion 14- fltting the opening 11, and a flange 15at the junction of the said top portion 13 and bottom portion 1/1 whichoverhangs the body portion 10. The dome-shaped top portion 13 isprovided at the apex with an upwardly directed tubular stem 16 on whichis mounted a knob 17, which latter may be of wood. rlhe stem 16 may beof appreciable thickness, in which case the upper end 21 is finished offconical so as to provide a sharp bearing edge 18 at the extreme upperend and which corresponds to the upper end of the axial bore 19. Theupper wall 20 of the knob 17 is preferably finished off conical andapproximately in continuation of the conical upper end of the stem 16.

The tea ball 31 is as usual made of two parts of foraminous material andthe upper part is shaped to conform to and to lit within the interior ofthe dome shaped portion 13 of the cover. A chain 22 is connected by thelower end to the upper end of the tea ball 31 and is of suflicientlength to extend through the stem 16 and have the upper end 23 projectabove the same. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.. 5, 19115.. Serial No. 758,702.

said upper end 23 is connected to the inner end 26 of a leverl 25.

At the outer end 27 of the lever 25 there is connected one end of achain 28 and to the other end of which is attached an end piece 29 thatserves as a combined finger piece and oounterweight.

When the tea ball 31 is dropped within the body portion 10 the end piece29 rests on the knob 17 and supports the same through the medium of thechain 23, lever 25, and chain 22.

l/Vhen it is desired to bring the tea ball 31 to the elevated positionwithin the domeshaped portion 13 the end piece 29 is grasped and the teaball is lifted to the position desired. Then a side-wise movement isgiven to the end piece 29 and the hold on the Same is released, so thatthe same is brought to the pendent position as shown in Fig. 2. In thisposition and in the intermediate position shown in Fig. 3 the portion ofthe lever adjacent the pivotally connected end 26 is brought intoengagement with the conical bearing` edge 18 of the stem 16, whichserves as a fulcrum therefor. rlhe end piece 29, which has appreciableweight, serves as the power to over-balance the load consisting of thetea ball 31 and to maintain the same in the elevated position.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4: the stem 16a consists of a thintube, the upper end 18a of which projects slightly above the knob 17a.

The end piece 29 as stated is of appreciable weight and comprises a bodyportion 30 of metal and may be provided with a finger piece proper 31 ofwood and which may be secured thereto in any convenient manner.

The exposed end 33 of the body portion 30 is provided with an axiallyextending lug 32 to which the chain 28 is attached. The lug 32 is a fitfor the end of the stem 16 or 16a. I prefer to have the portion of thewall of the said exposed end 33 surrounding the lug 32 which is thebottom wall shown in Fig. 6, recessed as shown at 34 so that the outeredge 35 will engage with the upper end of the knob 17 or 17a and serveas a support for the end piece 29 and the parts connected thereto andwill house in the recess 34: the upper bearing edge 18 or 18a of thestem 16 or 16a.

The body portion of the pot may be made of enameled ware or aluminum orother suitable material and the cover and the tea ball are preferablymade of aluminum.

The fact that the bearing edge thatserves as a fulerum for the lever isclose to the point of pivotal connection of the tea ballr permits ofover-balancing the Weight of the tea ball With a relatively short leverand small Weight.

As shown, the lever 25 is made in the form of a flat bar. When the sameis connected to the tea ball by means ofy the flexible connection, suchas isrv provided by the chain 22, the said' lever may engage with thefnlerurn either edgewise, as lshown inz the drawing, or tlativise,according to the position it is in When released; and in either positionwill operate to support the tea ball, even with a small counter-Weight29 as in both eases, ovvinggto the fact that thek fulorum is appreoiablyelevated relatively to-the adjacent parts, an extremely short lever armis provided on the side of the ltea balli,

h claim` as invention In combination in a tea pot, a tea ball, a potbody, a cover therefor, a knob on said ing edge that is positivelypositioned above the upper end of the said knob, a supporting, devicefor the said tea ball, connected thereto by one end, and passing throughthe said lining, a combined counterweight and linger piece connected tothe other end of the said supporting device, and the said supportingdevice eomprising.,a length of chain at each of the said ends and alever interposed between the said lengths of chain, whereby lifting theSaid linger piece will serve to elevate the said lever and tea ball andswingingy the said linger piece to one Side relatively'to the said knobafter being so lifted and releasing the same will permit the said levertoengage With the said bearing edge.

ISAAC BAUER. lVitnesses:

FRED H. CARPENTER, LEONARD OLIVER Copies'o'f this-patent maybe obtainedfor ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. G."

